About US

Gemology & Precious Metal Services 

Jewelry Appraisal Las Vegas

 

THE DIAMOND GRADER is the place to go for your jewelry appraisal in Las Vegas. Visit us to find out if what you have is REAL and what its FAIR MARKET VALUE is. The breadth of our knowledge and individual services are sure to impress you, come find out for yourself!

 

Our Advantages At A Glance:

Fully Independent Appraiser

Professional, Discreet, and Honest

Fast, Local Testing and Evaluation

Certified Jewelry Appraisals

Portable Gem Lab - will Travel

Seller's Mandate and Consignment Services

MICHAEL HUTTON, THE DIAMOND GRADER

Michael Hutton, P.G., G.D.

Professional Gemologist (IGS)

Graduate Diamonds (GIA)

Specialty in Rough Diamonds (DEC)

Diamond Cutting & Polishing (DEC)

Past Certified Senior Member of NAJA

USAF Trained Metrologist (Science of Measurement)

 

Areas of Specialty:

Certified Jewelry Appraisals

Rough Diamond Evaluation

Rough Diamond Marking for Cutting

Diamond Cutting & Polishing

Gem Testing & Measurement

UV-VIS-NIR Spectroscopy

Precious Metal Testing & Assays

Diamond Broker/Grader

Jewelry & Diamond Consignments

Seller's Mandate Services

Education

  • Honor Graduate USAF School of Applied Aeropace Sciences - Metrology - 1976
  • Business Administration - National University - 1989
  • Continuing Education Classes  - 2009/2010/2013/2015/2016/2017/2018
  • International Gem Society Professional Gemologist Certification - 2011
  • GIA Ruby and Sapphire Identification Lab - 2011
  • GIA Emerald Identification Lab - 2011
  • GIA Graduate Diamonds Diploma - 2011
  • Sinkankas Diamond Symposium - 2011
  • Sinkankas Topaz Symposium - 2012
  • Sinkankas Sappphire Symposium - 2017
  • Sinkankas Tanzanite & Tsavorite Symposium - 2018
  • DEC, Johannesburg, Rough Diamond Evaluation Course - 2013
  • DEC, Johannesburg, Rough Diamond Marking Course - 2013
  • DEC, Johannesburg, Diamond Cutting & Polishing Course - 2013

References:

  • Member GIA Alumni Association - Register # 3842096
  • LIfe Member International Gem Society - Register # 104840
  • Past Certified Senior Member of NAJA - Register # 21247
  • Diamond Education College Graduate, Johannesburg, S. Africa
  • Gem Certification & Assurance Lab Contractor